I can’t believe this article I just read
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For that fish to live for 40+ years was nothing short of a miracle. Key components in any monster fishes longevity are tank size, water quality and diet. Look after all three and you have a chance of rearing a gnarly old timer.
This guy, I can only guess, must have kept that fishes water pristeen, because he certainly fell way short on the other two requirements, tank size and diet.
If he didn't keep his water perfectly clean and he was failing the fish on all three fronts then "miracle" isn't the word I would choose to describe it's old age.
In fact, I can't even think of a word!!! It just defies the odds of everything we all know about keeping healthy fish.
This guy, I can only guess, must have kept that fishes water pristeen, because he certainly fell way short on the other two requirements, tank size and diet.
If he didn't keep his water perfectly clean and he was failing the fish on all three fronts then "miracle" isn't the word I would choose to describe it's old age.
In fact, I can't even think of a word!!! It just defies the odds of everything we all know about keeping healthy fish.
This post above was incorrect. It was just a remembrance fb post from the shop in 2015. Butkiss actually died in 2011 at age 45 and mounted at the fish store.
What bothered me (aside from the fact that a Pacu has to live in a 75 for life) is how uninformed the reporter was. They said he’s ugly because his back is bent and his gills are deformed... I’m just saying the poor Pacu was ugly because of the care not because he was just a fish with defects.
